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November 06, 2025
3rd Circ. Won't Revive Investors' Suit Over Viatris Sale
The Third Circuit on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a聽proposed shareholder class action against pharmaceutical company Viatris, saying that investors hadn't plausibly alleged that they were misled about the future of the company's sold-off biosimilars business.
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November 06, 2025
Social Media Apps Must Face Jury After Section 230 Loss
A California state judge refused Wednesday to grant social media companies summary judgment on claims their platforms harm young users' mental health, again rejecting arguments that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shields them from liability, and sent three cases to bellwether trials, with the first to begin Jan. 27.
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November 06, 2025
sa国际传媒 Frees TransUnion From Biden-Era Enforcement Order
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has freed TransUnion LLC from compliance monitoring and reporting provisions in a deal stemming from allegations the credit reporting bureau took years to place requested security freezes for consumers, according to a recent filing.
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November 06, 2025
Judge OKs DOJ Bid To Drop Boeing 737 Max Conspiracy Case
A Texas federal judge on Thursday dismissed the 737 Max criminal conspiracy case against Boeing, saying the court's hands are tied if the U.S. Department of Justice declines to prosecute the company, but noted that a $1.1 billion nonprosecution agreement still doesn't fully hold Boeing accountable.
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November 06, 2025
Edwards Defends $945M Heart Valve Deal From FTC Challenge
Edwards Lifesciences urged a D.C. federal court to reject the Federal Trade Commission's bid to put its planned $945 million acquisition of JenaValve on hold, saying the deal will increase innovation and save the lives of thousands of people with a form of heart valve disease.
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November 06, 2025
Judge Mehta 'Still Digging Out' From Google, Oath Keepers
U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta said Thursday he is still playing catch-up from a period during which his time was spent with virtually nothing but the Google search case and the prosecution of Oath Keepers charged with sedition and other crimes from the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol.
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November 06, 2025
Apple Denies Blame For Gift Card Scammers' Actions
Apple told a California federal judge a proposed class action accusing it of selling gift cards that scammers can drain before customers get a chance to use them doesn't identify any design flaw or deceptive statement that would make the tech giant liable for criminals' conduct.
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November 06, 2025
Google-Epic Judge Raises Doubts About App Antitrust Deal
The California federal judge overseeing Epic Games' antitrust suit against Google expressed serious doubts Thursday about their recent deal to end their fight over Android app distribution, ordering an evidentiary hearing and warning he's not sure the proposed deal will correct Google's illegal conduct.
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November 06, 2025
Ex-Goodwin Financial Services Leader Jumps To Covington
A former Goodwin Procter LLP attorney with more than 20 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions has joined Covington & Burling LLP's Boston office as a partner and co-chair of the firm's financial services practice.
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November 06, 2025
Samourai Wallet Exec Gets 5 Years In Crypto Laundering Case
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced the CEO of crypto mixer Samourai Wallet to five years in prison Thursday after he admitted that his business facilitated big-dollar transfers derived from criminal activity including narcotics trafficking and extortion.
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November 05, 2025
4 Firms Fueling Website Tracking Claims, Cyber Insurer Says
A quartet of California-headquartered consumer law firms were behind nearly three-quarters of the website tracking and data privacy claims that both large and small businesses have reported to cyber insurer Coalition Inc. in recent years, according to a new report released Wednesday.聽
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November 05, 2025
6th Circ. Scraps Objections To $600M Train Derailment Deal
The Sixth Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a $600 million class settlement between Norfolk Southern and residents affected by the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment disaster while dismissing an appeal by objectors who challenged the deal, noting the resulting delay had prejudiced 55,000 claimants awaiting critical payouts.聽
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November 05, 2025
Paramount Hit With Privacy Class Action Over Children's Data
Paramount Skydance Corp. illegally disclosed to Google and Microsoft the personally identifiable information of children who viewed streaming content on their families' personal electronic devices, the kids' parents have claimed in a proposed class action in California federal court.
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November 05, 2025
Kalshi, Robinhood Say Tribes' Gaming Law Case Lacks Merit
Kalshi and Robinhood have told a California federal judge that Native American tribes in the state can't bring claims that the trading platforms ran a criminal racket and flouted laws protecting tribal gaming by offering their sports event contracts, since the wagers are ultimately overseen by federal commodity laws.
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November 05, 2025
UPS Crash Probe Begins, FAA Plans For 10% Cut In Air Traffic
A UPS cargo plane that crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, appeared to have an engine on fire that detached from the aircraft during takeoff, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday as investigators began collecting and examining evidence from a fiery crash that left 11 people dead.
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November 05, 2025
Fruit Co. Must Face Tribe's Pollution Suit, Mich. Judge Rules
A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday said a fruit and vegetable company can't dodge a Native American tribe and two environmental groups' claims it unlawfully contaminated nearby wetlands with polluted wastewater discharges.
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November 05, 2025
AGs Defend Bid To Intervene In DOJ's HPE Merger Deal
More than a dozen Democratic attorneys general have assailed the Justice Department and Hewlett Packard Enterprise for fighting their bid to peek behind the controversial settlement clearing HPE's $14 billion purchase of Juniper Networks, telling a California federal judge that Congress created court oversight for deals just like this. 聽
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November 05, 2025
Everclear Maker Wants Plaintiff's Atty Gagged For Harassment
Everclear's manufacturer has asked a Massachusetts federal judge to order an attorney representing an international exchange student claiming to have suffered third-degree burns fueled by the high-proof spirit to stop sending harassing emails and otherwise trying to upend the trial through public disclosures made in social media posts.
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November 05, 2025
Microsoft Wants To Weigh In On Google Search Fixes, Too
Microsoft is urging a D.C. federal court to make sure that the limits imposed on Google in the U.S. Department of Justice's search monopolization case prevent the search giant from inking multiyear default agreements and that they聽reach new types of generative artificial intelligence products.
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November 05, 2025
Mamdani Taps Ex-FTC Chief Lina Khan For NYC Transition
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday named an all-woman transition team, including former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, who attracted the ire of tech giants and corporations by spearheading the Biden administration's aggressive antitrust enforcement.
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November 05, 2025
Apple, Google CEOs Can't Yet Be Deposed In Antitrust Suit
Consumers accusing Google of hatching a deal with Apple to make it the default search engine on the iPhone will not be allowed to depose Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai as part of their antitrust case accusing Google of suppressing rival search engines.
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November 05, 2025
Hanes Juiced Sales With False 'Last Day' Email Ads, Suit Says
Advertising emails sent by Hanes about apparently limited-time deals violated a Washington state law barring commercial emails with false or misleading subject lines, a Thurston County woman claimed in a proposed class action removed to federal court in Spokane on Wednesday.
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November 05, 2025
Black Rifle's 'America's Coffee' Isn't Made In The US, Suit Says
Military-themed coffee retailer Black Rifle Coffee deceptively labels its products as "America's Coffee" with an American flag that implies they're made in the United States, despite that the sourcing, processing and production of the coffee takes place elsewhere, alleges a proposed class action filed in California federal court.聽
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November 05, 2025
NTIA Rule Creates 'Impossible Choice,' Group Says
The Trump administration's plan to make BEAD recipients promise they will not need federal operational subsidies if they take money from the massive broadband infrastructure program is a bad one, says a broadband advocacy group.
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November 05, 2025
FTC Wants 'Tainted' Drs. Testimony Barred From Merger Case
The Federal Trade Commission wants a D.C. federal judge to bar a pair of outside doctors and consultants from vouching for Edwards Lifesciences' planned JenaValve acquisition, arguing in a filing made public Tuesday that claims of minimal communication between the physicians' counsel and the companies were "at best, misleading."
Expert Analysis
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5 Consumer Protection Compliance Issues In NY State Budget
Companies that engage with New York consumers should promptly familiarize themselves with new state budget provisions that require finance and retail companies to make certain business practices more transparent and easier for customers to execute, say attorneys at Mintz.
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High Court Cert Spotlights Varying Tests For Federal Removal
A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to review Chevron v. Plaquemines Parish, a case involving the federal officer removal statute, highlights three other recent circuit court decisions raising federal removal questions, and serves as a reminder that defendants are the masters of removal actions, says Varun Aery at Hollingsworth.
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Open Banking Is On Ice As sa国际传媒 Seeks To Toss Its Own Rule
Even as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's efforts to toss its open banking rule play out in Kentucky federal court, it remains statutorily required to effectuate consumer access to data, raising questions about how it would replace the previously finalized standard, say attorneys at Cooley.
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Opinion
DOJ's HPE-Juniper Settlement Will Help US Compete
The U.S. Department of Justice settlement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise clears the purchase of Juniper Networks in a deal that positions the U.S. as a leader in secure, scalable networking and critical digital infrastructure by requiring the divestiture of a WiFi network business geared toward small firms, says John Shu at Taipei Medical University.
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Series
Playing Baseball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Playing baseball in college, and now Wiffle ball in a local league, has taught me that teamwork, mental endurance and emotional intelligence are not only important to success in the sport, but also to success as a trial attorney, says Kevan Dorsey at聽Swift Currie.
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Wells Fargo Suit Shows Consumer Protection Limits In Mass.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court's May decision in Wells Fargo Bank v. Coulsey underscores that consumer rights are balanced against the need for closure, and even the broad protections of state consumer protection law will not open the door to relitigating the same claims, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.
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Series
Ohio Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
Ohio's financial services sector saw several significant developments in the second quarter of 2025, including a case that confirmed credit unions' setoff rights, another that established contract rights between banks and cardholders, and the House passage of a digital asset bill, say attorneys at Frost Brown.
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Managing Risks As State AGs Seek To Fill Enforcement Gap
Given an unprecedented surge in state attorney general activity resulting from significant shifts in federal enforcement priorities, companies must consider tailored strategies for navigating the ever-evolving risk landscape, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion
In many ways, law school teaches us how to argue, but when the ultimate goal is to get your client what they want, being persuasive through preparation and humility is the more likely key to success, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani.
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Breaking Down Novel Va. Social Media Law For Minors
While a Virginia bill passed in May is notable for setting a one-hour daily limit on minors' use of social media, other provisions create compliance burdens for social media operators and app store providers, and increase privacy and security risks associated with the collection of sensitive information to prove identity, says Jenna Rode at Hunton.
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Litigation Inspiration: How To Respond After A Loss
Every litigator loses a case now and then, and the sting of that loss can become a medicine that strengthens or a poison that corrodes, depending on how the attorney responds, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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FDA's Hasty Policymaking Approach Faces APA Challenges
Though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has abandoned its usual notice-and-comment process for implementing new regulatory initiatives, two recent district court decisions make clear that these programs are still susceptible to Administrative Procedure Act challenges, says Rachel Turow at Skadden.
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DOJ Crypto Enforcement Is Shifting To Target Willfulness
Three pending criminal prosecutions could be an indication of how the U.S. Department of Justice's recent digital assets memo is shaping enforcement of the area, and show a growing focus on executives who knowingly allow their platforms to be used for criminal conduct involving sanctions offenses, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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How NJ's Proposed Privacy Rules Could Reshape AI Data Use
Although not revolutionary, New Jersey's proposed privacy rules would create obligations around the management and processing of consumer personal data that will require careful planning before they can be successfully implemented, say attorneys at Norton Rose.
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The Metamorphosis Of The Major Questions Doctrine
The so-called major questions doctrine arose as a counterweight to Chevron deference over the past few decades, but invocations of the doctrine have persisted in the year since Chevron was overturned, suggesting it still has a role to play in reining in agency overreach, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.